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    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Presidential Debate Schedule for activists, occupiers, third party candidates, and independents

Posted on September 29, 2012 by kwilder

Presidential Debates should be for everyone. And, if you pay very close attention, you can find a way to attend a fair debate or to protest an unfair, exclusionary debate.

Archival photo: Electoral Activism

Wednesday, October 3rd:
– Regular, Duopoly Debate will occur in Colorado
– Occupy The Debates
March at 5:30
– Occupy The Debates “Afterrally Party” at 9:30
– Third party candidates Jill Stein and Rocky Anderson will appear on
Democracy Now! 8:30 to 11:30 Real-time debate coverage/response

Tuesday, October 11th:
-Regular, Duopoly Debate in Kentucky

Tuesday, October 16th:
-Regular, Duopoly Debate in Long Island, New York
–Occupy The Debate! at Hofstra

Tuesday, October 23rd:
-Third Party Debate in Chicago Read more »

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Another police killing: What if there were no police?

Posted on September 23, 2012 by kwilder

The latest police failure is the story of a police officer in Houston, Texas, who shot and killed a man, who was a double-amputee, who was in his wheelchair. [Story at CNN: here] The man had been threatening the officer with what turned out to be a pen. Below is my essay, previously published at Dissident Voice, about how to better police our communities. -KW

What If There Were No Police?
Moving past the failed institution of “the police”

by Kimberly Wilder

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The idea of “The Police” is not working for America.

Americans have a belief that the police are helping to keep people safe and helping to limit or stop crime.

Though, in recent decades, there have been too many mistakes, where police have harmed innocent people. And many times, the police have even killed innocent and/or unarmed people.

Some examples of serious police failures include: Read more »

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Three Mile Island nuclear plant: bang, shut down, and steam released

Posted on September 21, 2012 by kwilder

Nuclear Power incident at Three Mile Island last week. I can’t believe how little this serious concern has been covered in the press. I first got word of it through an activist news source. If you search for it on Google New, hardly anything comes up. Though, there is this CNN story which just totally tones down the importance of the situation:

Pump Triggers 3 Mile Island Shutdown, NRC says

That headline does everything it can to dismiss the incident. It starts off with a mechanical part. So, the science may bore people. It does not say nuclear. It focuses on shutting down, so that you think that a safety response worked, and you think that it is “over”.

Compare that to the more pertinent, accurate headline from an activist news source CLG News:

Three Mile Island nuclear plant shuts down unexpectedly, releasing radioactive steam

A summary of the incident from CLG News… Read more »

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Homecoming fundraiser 10/28/12

Posted on September 20, 2012 by iwilder
Sr. Virginia Maguire, OP

Sr. Virginia Maguire, OP

On October 28, 2012, Homecoming, a Sponsored of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville will present A Harvest Homecoming, honoring Sister Ginny Maguire, OP and benefitting Homecoming Farm & Sophia Garden. Tickets are $40 per adult/$10 per child. Special reserved seating $350 for tables of ten. All tickets are advance sale only. For information call 631-842-6000 x 307 or email: Sophiagardengrow@aol.com.

A Harvest Homecoming will feature music, dancing, refreshments, raffles and Chinese Auction from 2:00PM to 6:00PM in the beautiful Helen Butler Hall at Dominican Village, 565 Albany Avenue, Amityville, NY 11701. Honoree Sister Ginny Maguire, OP has been a part of Homecoming since its beginning and is currently on the Board of Directors. A former prioress of the Sisters of St. Dominic in Amityville, she is currently the Director of Human Services at St. Joseph’s Church in Garden City.  Read more »

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Green Party salutes Occupy Wall Street 1st anniversary #S17

Posted on September 19, 2012 by iwilder
Jill Stein for President S17 by PaulSteinJC, on Flickr

Green Party prez Jill Stein at Occupy #S17

Green presidential candidate Jill Stein and VP candidate Cheri Honkala address Occupy Rally

The Green Party of the United States saluted and praised Occupy Wall Street on September 17, the latter’s first anniversary, calling the movement a sorely needed revival of protest for the economic rights of working people and the poor in an era of increasing redistribution of wealth to the top “one percent” supported by both Democratic and Republican politicians.

Many Greens Party members, including Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and VP Cheri Honkala, have joined the Occupy Wall Street rally in New York. On Monday, September 17, Dr. Stein and Ms. Honkala spoke to the rally at Bowling Green, with Dr. Stein addressing the connection between climate change and big banks (http://www.jillstein.org/occupy_wall_street_anniversary). Read more »

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1st online U.S. Europe Green Party Summit 9/19/12

Posted on September 18, 2012 by iwilder

Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein

This coming Wednesday, September 19, at 8:30amPT/11:30amET, Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein and vice presidential candidate Cheri Honkala, will join European Green Party parliamentarians to discuss pressing global topics including:

  • the global economic crisis,
  • the Green New Deal in the U.S. and Europe,
  • the undemocratic nature of U.S. elections (including the upcoming debates) vs. proportional representation in Europe,
  • support for immigrant rights,
  • climate change and more.

You are invited to participate in this first ever global video conference, live!  Read more »

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9/17/12: Occupy Wall Street is back in Zuccotti Park/Liberty Plaza

Posted on September 17, 2012 by kwilder

Occupy Wall Street in NYC is celebrating its one year anniversary.

Tonight, occupiers have gathered in Liberty Plaza/Zuccotti Park for a huge, General Assembly. Occupy Wall Street media texted that the park was full!

Mic Check:

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

Live, streaming, video:
www.ustream.tv/occupyeye

A few live videos running at:
www.livestream.com/globalrevolution
 Read more »

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Occupy Wall Street: Sept 15, 16, and 17 anniversary actions

Posted on September 15, 2012 by kwilder

Sunday, Sept 16th update:

For full schedule of Sept 16 & 17 events, see #S17 webpage:
www.s17nyc.org

One of the big events for today, Sunday 9/16/12
is an Occupy Anniversary Concert
at Foley Square from 1pm to 6pm
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Saturday, Sept 15th posts:

Occupy Wall Street folks are on the move, and now in the park.

Video on Ustream re-run of events of earlier this evening, Sat 9/15:
www.ustream.tv/wearechange

You can watch LiveStream on Saturday evening here (off-line as of 11pmish):
www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

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Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 7:44pm – At Occupy Trinity, police are messing with people’s property.

At 9:29pm, Live Streaming says that the police are making arrests at Trinity site. Occupiers will soon march to Zuccotti to declare Liberty at Liberty Park!

At 11:20pm, a regular news roundup suggests: About 300 people marched today. (This is a lead-up to Sept 17th). And, about 20 people arrested in Trinity, which is near Zuccotti:
Washington Post story and photos: here.

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Boog City 73 Occupy @ 1 #S17 Issue

Posted on September 15, 2012 by iwilder
Boog City 73 Occupy Issue Online PDF Edition

Boog City 73/Occupy Issue Online PDF Edition

The online pdf of Boog City 73, our Occupy at One issue, our biggest non-Portable Boog Reader issue ever, is now available. You can read it at:


P.S. For information on NYC Occupy events this month visit the below url and click on schedule:

[wilderside note: For extra points find our photos inside]

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Boog City 73

featuring:

 ***Our Occupy at One Section***

with:

—”‘One of my hopes,’ says Fagin, ‘is always that people will claim their own authority and empower themselves to meet their own needs and those of their communities.’” from “Stacking Up: Betsy Fagin on Occupy and The People’s Library,” interview and introductory piece by Christophe Casamassima  Read more »

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Which Presidential Candidate Picketed with the Chicago Teachers Union?

Posted on September 15, 2012 by iwilder

Green Party Presidential candidate Jill SteinJill Stein joins Chicago strike for public education

Earlier today, Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein joined the picket lines at Amundsen and Lane Tech, two Chicago high schools. On her way from Ohio, she cancelled her morning appearances in Minnesota in order to visit Chicago teachers, parents, and students who have been engaged in a citywide strike since Monday.

The battle the teachers of the Chicago Public Schools are fighting is not one of their choosing. It is one which has been foisted on them by politicians who have been bankrolled by, and who therefore represent the interests of, the 1%.

Rahm Emanuel’s war against the Chicago Teachers Union is not about wages or benefits. It is about the future of quality public education in Chicago and beyond. President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, with their “Race to the Top” initiative, are seeking to destroy the influence of the teachers unions, to reroute public dollars to corporate interests, and to undermine the core fabric of public education in America.  Read more »

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Occupy the Debates! Demand fair presidential debates!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by iwilder

Demand fair presidential debates!Spread the word far and wide! This morning, dozens of community leaders, artists, and academics — including Tom Morello, Leah Bolger, Richard Wolff and Medea Benjamin — and thousands more joined together to launch Occupy the CPD.

Please join them at http://www.OccupytheCPD.org

WHY YOU SHOULD SIGN THIS URGENT STATEMENT

The presidential debates are the first opportunity for millions of voters to see the presidential contenders themselves, not just their advertising campaigns. These debates are organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) – a supposedly “nonpartisan” corporation which is a puppet of the national Democratic and Republican parties, and the big corporations that fund both of them. The CPD’s criteria to be included in these debates are designed to exclude independent contenders who promote ideas that challenge those in power.

WE DEMAND DEBATES OF, BY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE . . .
NOT THE CORPORATIONS: Read more »

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DN!: Occupy Austin Activists set up for Felony Charges by Police

Posted on September 13, 2012 by iwilder

DemocracyNow.org – As Occupy Wall Street prepares to mark its first anniversary, members of Occupy Austin have discovered that their arrests on felony charges after a protest last December are directly linked to equipment provided by a police detective who infiltrated their group. The activists locked arms inside tubes made of PVC pipe that the police had designed, constructed and dropped off for the protest. We’re joined from Austin by Ronnie Garza, one of the members of Occupy Austin facing felony charges stemming from the December protest; and from Houston by Greg Gladden, National Lawyers Guild member and past president of the Texas American Civil Liberties Union.

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NY Primary Elections: Thursday. September 13th

Posted on September 13, 2012 by kwilder

At the Suffolk County Board of Elections, you can see unofficial, 2012 primary results: http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/BoardofElections/ElectionResults.aspx

At the Nassau County Board of Elections, you can see unofficial, 2012 election results: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/BOE/results.html

-In a Nassau/Suffolk race: Where the district lines completely changed, incumbent NYS Assemblyman Saladino (Republican) retained the Republican line against a fierce, “conservative” challenger.

NY Statewide Round-Up: NY Primary 2012 article:
NY Daily News: here

Results of three lawmakers with legal problems:

Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley: defeated.

Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera: defeated.

Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr.: Narrowly won

NY Statewide live blog coverage at The Daily News: http://live.nydailynews.com/Event/New_York_State_Primary_Election_Sept_13_2012
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New York Primary Day, Thursday, September 13, 2012: There are only primaries in certain jurisdictions, with certain parties. So, you should check with your local Board of Elections, or be willing to go to the polls and get told you don’t need to vote.

There is a story with some information at Syracuse.com: here.

Polls Open info from the NY State BOE:

September 13, 2012 — State and Local Primary

  • In New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie, POLLS OPEN AT 6 AM and CLOSE AT 9 PM.In all other counties POLLS OPEN AT 12 NOON and CLOSE AT 9 PM.

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Why did the Peace Index soar on September 11th?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by kwilder

The Peace Index climbed from 153 on September 10th to 337 on September 11th. The previous range of numbers was only 27 points. Though, for September 11th, it jumped 184 points in one day.

Over at Peace Couple here, we have a full post, exploring our guesses about why the jump may have happened.

If you would like to follow the daily updates for the PAXi Peace Index, you can visit our Peace Couple website each day, or follow Peace Couple on Twitter, @PeaceCouple via www.twitter.com/PeaceCouple.

Here is a sample of numbers from PAXi. The full list is updated occasionally at the original PAXi/Daily Peace Culture Index for the United States Post: here. Read more »

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